La presa romana que evitó el desastre en Almonacid de la Cuba: “Damos gracias al aliviadero”

Meanwhile, DANA continues to wreak havoc on the Valencian CommunityAragon la situation parece mucho más tranquila. Durante este miércoles, Zaragoza towns such as Villar de Los Navarros, Herrera de los Navarros or Cimballa were affected by the floods. The Municipio turolense de Montalbán also suffered significant financial damage. However One of the most impressive images was Almonacid de la Cuba. There, su presa romana apparently escaped que el pueblo fuera arrasado.

Dicha roof, situada sobre el río Aguasvivas, Fue construida hace 2,000 años, en siglo I d. C. It is also famous for being the tallest surviving Roman dam in the world. 34 meters. It was built during the reign of Emperor Augustus and although it has been renovated several times, its utility is unquestionable.

The mayor of this Zaragoza region, José Enrique Martínez, assures HERALDO that the function of the prison is the key to controlling the situation: “La presa evitó las inundaciones en el pueblo. Le damos las gracias a su aliviadero”.

Martínez recalls that the day began as “very disturbing” and that they even had to do it “desalojar cuatro viviendas cercanas a la presa” Due to the abundance of water flowing from the Aguasvivas River. Sin embargo, pasado el mediodía they took control of the situation and even realized it was too late “Se vivió una fiesta en el pueblo”.

Todo quedó en un susto, pero el alcalde de este pueblo de la Comarca de Belchite provides “Since 2004, I have not come across such a case.” Finally, tan solo varias huertas de la zona fueron anegadas y no hubo que lamentar daños personales.

A video released by the HERALDO this Wednesday shows how the water is being held up to the limit of the dam. y va cayendo paulatinamente de manera escalonada, así prevent las inundaciones Different municipalities of the country were affected in the last hours.

The video was shared on social networks Con mensajes de halago hacia la arquitectura romana como estos: “Espectacular como cumple su funcion la presa romana de Almonacid de la Cuba” or “Almonacid de la Cuba presa romana de la Cuba es un excelente ejemplo de ingeniería civil romana.”